GUN This may be a dumb question...

Some of you might have read that I bought a Mossberg 702 Plinkster from walmart a couple days ago... i picked up a box of Federal Hollowpoint 36 grain .22LR .... would it provide any type of power for home defense?

just wondering.. i plan on picking up an xd9 or xd40.. but in the meantime, i was just wondering if i'd be better off throwing a 5 lb weight at an intruder or actually firing the rifle

I wouldnt want to use .22 for defense but better then nothing, I won't use anything smaller then 9mm.. I know someone who was shot several times with a .25 he was out of the hospital like the same day.